US coal production

correlates with

LEGO Group annual revenue

r = -0.95596% · 2010-2022

US coal productionLEGO Group annual revenue

These two datasets have a 96% correlation over 2010-2022. Remember: correlation does not imply causation. But it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively.

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Data Sources

US coal productioneia.gov ↗

LEGO Group annual revenuevisualcapitalist.com ↗

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US coal production

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